Validation of Self-Reported Cancer Incidence at Follow-up in a Prospective Cohort Study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 644-646

  Cho, Lisa Y ^a   Kim, Cheong Sik ^b   Li, Lian ^a   Yang, Jae Jeong ^a   Park, Boyoung ^a   Shin, Aesun ^c   Chang, Soung Hoon ^d   Lee, Kun Sei ^d   Kim, Hyeongsu ^d   Yoo, Keun Young ^a   Park, Sue K ^a,e  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Cohort follow up; Self report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; STOMACH CANCER; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KOREA; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 67949109680     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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